The phrase "a decrease in locomotion" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing movement, behavior, or physical activity, particularly in scientific or medical discussions.
Example: "The study found a significant decrease in locomotion among the subjects after the treatment was administered."
Alternatives: "a reduction in movement" or "a decline in mobility".
Behavioral analysis of adult CNP::EGFP transgenic mice supported our results, as it revealed a decrease in locomotion, exploratory activity and motor impairment, as compared to their WT littermates.
Additionally, these mice were impaired in spatial cognitive function, and they showed a decrease in locomotion in response to psychostimulants.
A decrease in locomotion and exploration can also reflect visceral hyperalgesia due to inflammatory processes (Schwartz et al., 2013).
The gk131 mutant showed an increase in thrashing rate, which was not replicated by RNAi, and the gk134 allele showed a decrease in locomotion on solid media.
Intraperitoneal injection of FK565 (0.001 or 0.003 mg/kg) or MDP (1 or 3 mg/kg) 4 h before LPS (0.1 or 0.83 mg/kg) significantly aggravated and prolonged the LPS-evoked sickness behavior as deduced from a decrease in locomotion, exploration, food intake and temperature.
Unlike acy-1 lf) mutants, the mutation in the unc-31 gene resulted in elevated levels of backward locomotion outside of lethargus and a decrease in directed locomotion during motion bouts in lethargus.
Repeated exposure to another commonly used behavioural test, the elevated maze, has been reported to result in a decrease in total locomotion and a decrease in the amount of time spent on aversive open sections of the maze (e.g. Cook et al., 2002; Dawson et al., 1994; Rodgers et al., 1996).
In our study, the anticonvulsive lamotrigine increased mean and maximum lifespan in male and female Drosophila, but compromised the fly health span, as revealed by a significant decrease in locomotion and a trend towards a depression in metabolic rate.
One of the dhhc-12 mutant strains (gk1013) showed a significant decrease in locomotion, and dhhc-14 (ok1032) and ppt-1 (gk131) showed a significant increase.
In a third experiment, ethanol reduced locomotion in the stabilimeter at several doses and times after IP injection, with 0.25 g/kg being the lowest dose that produced a significant decrease in locomotion.
showed a noticeable decrease in locomotion in mice from the 2 nd observation period to 5th observation period as expected.
